Early humans used mammoth tusk growth patterns for unique art

Scientists have discovered that prehistoric artists used the natural growth lines of mammoth ivory as inspiration for decorations on 18,000-year-old Venus figurines. Research on 18 figurines from Mizyn, Ukraine, shows that the so-called Schreger and Owen lines in the tusks were deliberately replicated in the engravings. The study, conducted using high-resolution microscopy and 3D modelling, was made possible by the...